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Just watched Edwards 1st half ( well last 30 mins) still has some lovely touches and couple of nice runs. But he does get brushed off very easily. Made me wonder what he’d be like if he really bulked up. Almost like a shaqiri or Ryan Fraser. Seems to benefit the really small players that are dribblers even to a degree Maradonna.
that was such an awkward goal celebrationMarcus goal
https://streamable.com/bfkrf
one of the first time ive seen him smile before going back to being cool again.that was such an awkward goal celebration
Marcus goal
https://streamable.com/bfkrf
Top night out despite the result. We were the better team technically but struggled a bit after Maghomas knock. Didn't make any subs till et seemingly because of the lack of options while arsenals helped change the game, and we ran out of legs in extra time.
Motm for us Cirkin in my books. Good aggression and ability at both ends of the pitch. Shout out to the goalie too - he kept going despite it being difficult, was shouting and helping his defence even at 5-2, and turned around to those of us still in the terrace at the end to say thanks and shake our hands - absolute gent.
Having never seen him, can you compare Cirkin to a left back of similar style? Is he similar to a Davies style of LB (good defensively, steady eddie) or is he more of a marauding left back (Chilwell/Rose). It will save us a huge amount of money if we can bring through a LB prospect. Also, how far away from the first team is he in terms of physicality?
Just watched Edwards 1st half ( well last 30 mins) still has some lovely touches and couple of nice runs. But he does get brushed off very easily. Made me wonder what he’d be like if he really bulked up. Almost like a shaqiri or Ryan Fraser. Seems to benefit the really small players that are dribblers even to a degree Maradonna.
georgiou looked like a budget bale in his early days, i mean that in a good way. his game is very simple in that he draws the defender in, knocks it by him and races down the outside, he put in a few dangerous crosses but norwich dealt with them.
I think the fact that Sterling is next in line speaks to the lack of genuine striker options that we have at the club. I don't really rate Kaz. Harrison is a lot better, although I realise he's currently in the doghouse. I prefer Rodel Richards and Jack Roles in that half and half false 9 that we play in certain situations, in others they could easily switch with Dele if we wanted to go longer. I'm not suggesting either could replace Kane but if its just for a sub appearence here and there then they offer good quality and the brain to potentially read the game that Sterling, for all his work rate does not.
We really need one of young striker/forwards to bulk up and step up to the plate because we're so weak in this area.
No attacker has a chance of making it until Parrott surely? He’s the one with a bit of fight and hunger about him. Got a little bit of that street footballer that we seem to coach out of attackers maybe a bit too much too.I think the fact that Sterling is next in line speaks to the lack of genuine striker options that we have at the club. I don't really rate Kaz. Harrison is a lot better, although I realise he's currently in the doghouse. I prefer Rodel Richards and Jack Roles in that half and half false 9 that we play in certain situations, in others they could easily switch with Dele if we wanted to go longer. I'm not suggesting either could replace Kane but if its just for a sub appearence here and there then they offer good quality and the brain to potentially read the game that Sterling, for all his work rate does not.
We really need one of young striker/forwards to bulk up and step up to the plate because we're so weak in this area.
Why is Harrison in the doghouse? I missed it.
I can see why Sterling is getting a go now, he/his style and attributes are probably better for a drop-in-and-get-something-back-now. Reminds me a bit of Cameron Lancaster or Lee Barnard, who only made a couple of appearances but had the work rate and it was enough for that match or two. Like Sterling, they might have got a bit of luck, scored a goal and away you go, they might never play at that level again, but unlike Kane who was given intermittent games as he was developing, Kaz may be the right option for the here and now.
This is a great article with quotes from parents, scouts, and some coaches.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...remier-league-transfer-news-epl-a8729736.html
I found it as another person I interact with on various platform posted it.
I post to share not to create arguments, but this stuff is literally what I and others have been saying for however many years. How much is wasted. I try to convince fans but there is this perception that the manager will know best and if a player isn't played then they are not good enough. There's the fake promises and 'assurances' to keep talented players tied to clubs, where they stagnate and inevitably don't fulfil their potential and get told they were overrated and never good enough. I've said players will play with each other, they will know how good another youngster is, they train with the first team every now and then and can make comparisons. If they see someone not progressing they're wising up to not staying around. Parents are also wising up to the EL/CC con, where they get lip service minutes then fans will think they are being used but they aren't really seriously being considered, it's just to convince that talent to stay. Both in case there is no other option but to use them in a real risk averse but unplanned way, but also if they don't leave the club can't end up with egg on their face.
It mentions how youngsters are considered impatient for not waiting for their opportunity or trusting their club because they want to play at 18, when we know fans will crow about 18 year olds playing in weaker leagues. How there is a lack of trust in youth things many have been saying, and fans defending.
The amount of times, I used to go into the transfer thread and say we don't need to sign this player when we have him, to be mocked or told 'if they were good enough they'd be playing' or 'you don't know you're just a fan and don't see them in training'
Over the summer our fans were all desperate to buy Seri if I went in there and said we should just use so and so, it would have been the same.
I always see fans say, why can't we have scouts and find players like Dortmund do before they blow, and yet when we have those players we go and do what Fulham do anyway.
The scout was confused how they could buy Seri and another player, when they have O'Riley someone I've mentioned many times in the past playing u23 football. In fact I had actually expected him to get chances this year being at Fulham but it's probably affected him, them being in the PL which is why they brought Seri. But that is also our club all over. If we were after a Barca 17/18 year old we'd all be wetting ourselves, yet when Barca were looking at Edwards, and other clubs, and clubs home and abroad were looking at Onomah at 17, we had two major talents on our hands, and there was a lack of trust. We convinced them to stay here, and watch them stagnate and then have the cheek to say they weren't that good. Germany are laughing at us. There are now fans who probably think Marsh is better than Onomah due to what has happened. KWP is still struggling for first team football, and relied on heavy injuries on his side to get a chance. Took his chance,but once our worst players of the season is back and our signing who let's face it has a very questionable attitude are back, he drops to the bench again, and people believe when the manager says he trusts him as much or he is a genuine squad player. Yet doesn't get rotated in anywhere near as much unless there are injuries.
The only reason Hudosn-Odoi is now being played by Chelsea is because another club want to sign him. If Bayern weren't pursuing him so hard, they wouldn't care about him. Players like Baker, Colkett, Barker, Onomah,Chalobah, Edwards, Roberts absolutely wasted, as they were still being sold dreams and naively trusting the PL managers and clubs. It's great to see for England's sake that the players and more importantly the parents are starting to realise what is going on.
Annoyingly a lot of the 96/97/98s are still tied into contracts and are still stagnating, but hopefully they do the right thing and get out of their clubs and try to just go abroad. I'm aware they can't all go to Germany it doesn't make sense but France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland just get out, as staying here is a shamble.
I've posted quotes from scouts international and English, coaches here and abroad, sporting directors here and abroad, articles or information on other clubs being interested in our own players and yet the overriding belief that seems impossible to break here and I stress at every single PL club, so again no Poch attack here, is that why would a manager not play them if they were good enough to play for the first team, therefore said player is being overhyped and won't ever make it here. I've gone on Bluemoon the same was said about Sancho, I went on the Shedend the same is being said about Hudson-Odoi, impatient, trust the manager, if they don't want to trust and have a bad attitude they can leave, who can they replace, they've only played u23 football, they're arrogant, they manager wouldn't shoot himself in the foot on purpose, it's high risk, they're inexperienced. And yet there are fans here who believe that if those 'special' players were here things would be different whilst also simultaneously saying that our first eleven as good as everyone elses. There are always special players at other clubs, as we believe that other clubs have issues with giving youngsters a chance. But there aren't special players here as we know they'd get a chance if they were at the same level.
There are of course some fans that really want the chances to be given, but the general belief is the manager knows best, and when his head is on the block fair enough if he doesn't want to take the risk, but it's the lack of acknowledgement that these players are being wasted or are overhyped that is annoying or at fault for everything that is annoying to me. And clubs, if you're not going to use them let them go. There's not much that can be done as most fans won't see these players and really and truly trying to convince the fans of anything means nothing as that won't get them played but I post to firstly share what is going on in the youth world, but then also because I am passionate about wanting our club and country to do well, and I think we waste sooo much time and resources looking elsewhere when 8 times out of 10 we have a better player than anyone we can sign right under our nose.
Anyway here's another ex-Barca and current Wolves scout chiming in realising how much our players are being undervalued. After the great summer of 2017 I think people believed that things might be different in the PL, I said I think there'd be a lot of talk and good will and things will go back to normal and it basically has. Also so long as the PL is the richest league I don't things will change here as clubs are happy to buy em back. My number one concern we are producing equal talent but are most hamstrung by finances that is why I'm so frustrated by our own situation.
https://twitter.com/miguelrios__/status/1083099116794728448
If you want, feel free to submit this to the front page as a column as it's a great read.
Cheers Rob and done. Also, I'm not that creative but if you do think of a way to utilise the youth knowledge here I'd be happy to get involved
It's too bad we can't combine the two, both of there traits together would make a legit premier league striker.Sterling is more Defoe like, he is physically up to the task and as you say a hard worker, but like @Spurzinho I generally have preferred Harrison but he has stagnated and just returning from injury so I doubt he'd be upto the task now. Plus if what he is alluding to is true then I'd expect him to be sold at some point
and we lost Madueke two players who would have started that game if they were available for them